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Aliant and Litecoin Filling the Gap Left by LitePay
Over the past few months, Litecoin has been experiencing a very torrid time, with the price not recovering as it was expected. While there are still reasons why Litecoin has bright future, things are definitely not looking good for Litecoin at the moment. In spite of being one of the largest cryptocurrencies on the planet, and announcing recent partnerships for its expansion, Litecoin still sits at a low of $ 113.71 USD in an overall declining Cryptocurrency market with a market cap of $6,361,455,370
Recent Developments:
Litecoin recently announced that it has started integrating with Aliant, a payment system provider which works with small businesses and medium scale operations. Talks were going on from early February, with Litepay expressing interest in expanding and working with small to medium scale merchants. This is aimed at allowing companies to access the crypto-community at large. This is not the first time however that Aliant has worked with a Cryptocurrency, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum integrating with Bitcoin and Ethereum. The merchant community, on the whole, seems to accept cryptocurrencies with open arms, as expressed by CEO Eric Brown in the following statement.
“Our merchants look to us for innovative ways to transfer money safely, securely, and cost-effectively. Cryptocurrency allows us to move money in all of these ways, while also offering consumers more payment options.”
The Aim of the Project:
The integration between Litepay and Aliant is a step in the right direction for both companies. To Aliant, this is a great way to entice small-scale traders to embrace cryptocurrencies which in turn is a sign of the increasing market adoption if cryptocurrencies among the general populous. Even though Aliant also offers options for Bitcoin and Ethereum, Litecoins low transaction fees and faster transaction fees would be more suitable for small-scale vendors such as coffee shops or food trucks.
Filling the LitePay Void:
The Litecoin Foundation has only recently come out of a disastrous predicament when the much-awaited launch of LitePay was eventually scrapped. The cancellation news of Litepay thus came as a surprise to the crypto-community which in turn generated quite a negative sentiment in the market. This was not helped by, any news sites, which quickly put the blame on the Litecoin Foundation for the failure of Litepay. As a result, prices dropped dramatically for the next few weeks. It was not until CEO Charlie Lee addressed the situation and made things clear to Litecoin’s expansive community and development base. It should have noted that Litecoin has experienced immense success in the past, with Segwit implementation ahead of Bitcoin and the fast “Lightning network” being the major breakthrough for the Cryptocurrency.
Final thought and Predictions:
Integration between Litecoin and other payment processors is nothing new to the company. However, Aliant marks the first official company to- complete all registration requirements which were outlined by the LTC foundation. In fact, the news of the partnership is a definite source of some positive sentiment among Litecoin users, as it reaffirms the development team’s commitment to growing the availability of LTC transactions around the world.
Since merchants and other commercial businesses are skeptical about the volatility of the Cryptocurrency market. People, who are backing the project, however, have stated that the expansion of Litecoin will have a positive impact on its price, as well as opening the door for Litecoin adoption in the general public. If all things go according to plan, Litecoin may experience an uptrend in price levels in the coming months.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //
Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.
Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.
The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.
NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…
2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for. While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory. When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion. But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.
I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness. Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion. Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special. Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.
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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //
The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.
As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021.
“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.
He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”
Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”
Mr. Yamagata has…
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